To conceal ignorance is to increase it. An honest confession of it, however, gives ground for the hope that it will diminish some day or the other.
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vt. 隱藏，隱瞞，遮住;
?? con共同+ceal隱藏→隱藏
"He could not conceal his annoyance at being interrupted."
他因受擾而難掩怒色。
近義：hide, mask, occult, screen, secrete, shade
反義：report, accuse, betray, finger, decry, delate
n. 無知，愚昧;蒙;
?? i不+gnor知道+ance名詞后綴 →無知，愚昧
"They were at last freed from the fetters of ignorance."
他們終于從愚昧無知的束縛中解脫出來。
近義：nescience, philistinism, unacquaintance, unawareness, unfamiliarity, benightedness
反義：idea, learning, notion, background, sageness, sapience
vt.& vi. 增加，增大，增多;
vt. 增強，增進;[縫紉]放（針）;
vi. 增強;增進;增殖，繁殖;[縫紉]放針;
?? in向內+crease增→增加
"He had the audacity to ask for an increase in salary."
他竟然厚著臉皮要求增加薪水.
近義：heighten, hike, hypo, increment, intensify, magnify
反義：lessen, lower, reduce, slack, slacken, deescalate
n. 承認，自首;懺悔;供認狀;信條，教義;
?? con全部+fess說+ion表名詞 → 全部說出 → 坦白
"After hours of questioning by police, she made a full confession."
經過警察數小時的審問，她才供認了全部罪行。
近義：avowal, acceptance, shrift, acknowledgement, acknowledgment, admission
反義：rejection
adv. 不管到什么程度;無論如何;然而;可是;
conj. 不管怎樣;
?? how + ev =age （年齡，時代） + er [名詞后綴],表示人,行為的主動者，做某事的人 → ad.然而；不管怎樣
"But I am very much believable, however, you'll get him to come."
我相信你不管怎樣都能把他請來.
近義：instead, nevertheless, nonetheless, notwithstanding, rather, regardless
vt. （使）減少，縮小;減弱…的權勢;[樂]減半音;
vi. 變小或減少;逐漸變細;
?? di=de減少+min小+ish表動詞→變小，減少
"We should try to diminish the cost of production."
我們應盡力減少生產成本.
近義：lessen, lower, absorb, muffle, attenuate, palliate
反義：heighten, increase, multiply, augment, redouble, reduplicate